On the perfection of moral virtues.

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 168816

Alla:
> Only in my view it would not be Harry recognising how really very 
> cool and noble and brave Snape is, but Harry recognising that Snape 
> needs to be pitied, forgiven, etc, etc.
> 

Pippin:
But why can't it be both? Look at Harry, he's cool, noble and brave,
*and* he needs to be pitied and forgiven. While a great
number of  things that  Snape might be pitied and forgiven
for have contributed disproportionately to Harry's distress,
the good that DDM!Snape has done is spread around. But that
means it would be all the more noble of Harry to recognize it.

Pippin